The E-CLIC Landscape Competition was announced on January 25th 2014 and will run until September 30th 2014. Participants are invited to submit an idea / project based on the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) devices and tools to face a challenge for the landscape, with respect to the principles of the European Landscape Convention. Participants can compete in one of three categories (Secondary Education Pupils, University Students and
Pilot project for schools, using museum collections datasets as part of the Computing Science curriculum: Museums have an untapped resource of rich data, relating to their collections, which can be explored and re-used in new and exciting ways. Museums in Scotland have identified digital engagement as a priority (see page 17 of One Year On: Turning Actions into Advocacy), with a focus on how to reuse assets such as
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! have been producing a series of science debate kits for some years now. They contain a detailed lesson plans and online resources. They are simple and ready to use educational resources that are good for small groups or a whole class. Their latest free debate kit is on the topic of Electricity Distribution. It gets secondary students thinking about how electricity distribution is a major engineering and technical challenge. Teachers
Nesta are running a one day digital creativity CPD event for primary school teachers. Find out more about digital activities you can introduce into your own classroom. Choose from four workshops on website creation, animation, Scratch and Kodu. No previous experience is necessary. Date: Saturday 10th May Location: University of Glasgow To book go to onedaydigital.eventbrite.com One Day Digital Workshops Web development with CoderDojo CoderDojo is a global movement inspiring young people to
The Creativity Portal is now 3 years old and we would love to hear from anyone who has used it – has it challenged your idea of creativity? Have you found it useful? Did it lead you to any inspiring resources, research or contacts? If you have ever visited the Creativity Portal please take the time to answer a 5-minute questionnaire that will allow us to build a picture of
CPD session 1: Interdisciplinary learning through the 2014 Commonwealth Games Focus: Expressive Arts & Creativity Tuesday, 3 September, 4pm – 4.45pm Join here: http://bit.ly/gosexpressivearts This is the first Glow Meet in a new series around the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games highlighting opportunities for interdisciplinary across all 8 curriculum areas. This CPD session will provide practitioners with a kaleidoscope of ideas and opportunities in using the Games as a context for
Glowing Thursday 10th November 2011 Forest Pitch – football strip design competition! Meet the artist! Join us on 10th November at 11am on Glow TV! An opportunity to meet Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, creator of the highly innovative art project Forest Pitch. Funded by Creative Scotland and part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Forest Pitch will culminate in two football matches between amateur players who have recently taken up
